From what I understand, some of the effects, such as volumetric lighting, are difficult to do with mods. In other areas, I expect mods have already greatly surpassed what Bethesda will deliver with the new version.
This seems mostly geared towards the hardware of current gen consoles and to introduce modding on consoles like they did with FO4. That's probably why it'll be free to current PC owners, they'll need them to make and upload mods to bethesda.net.
Bethesda is releasing a remastered version of Skyrim later this year. If you're on PC and have the Legendary edition or all the DLC on Steam, you're suppose to get it for no additional charge.
But since we don't immediately know the intent or degree of negligence, shouldn't we default to a neutral term? If two cars crash, I can say definitively that they crashed. I can assume it was an accident, but I don't know that, and quite possibly can't ever really know.
I think I may start a playthrough on the "Death March" difficulty when Blood and Wine comes out. I previously completed the game on the 2nd hardest setting.
One of the biggest pains for me with the new survival is trying to manage moving non-junk (and thus not impacted by supply lines) items between settlements. I recently read a tip about using settlers as packrats and assigning them to new settlements and letting them haul the stuff around. It's even more useful if you have the Automatron DLC.
I haven't done Corvega yet. I've been avoiding it and hitting surrounding areas until I get the nerve. I find that the sleep requirement fits in well with Night Person, at least for high int builds.
I've shelved FO4 for the moment, though. In part because I'm waiting for Far Harbor, but mainly because Stellaris is now out.
I can't imagine I'm going to be too keen on rushing to the defense of a settlement that's all the way on the other side of the map without being able to fast travel.
Having time pass when saving is definitely annoying, especially with the consumption of resources and the chance to contract an illness.
On the plus side, they did release the creation kit today. Supposedly, modders will be able to upload their mods to bethesda.net for (eventual) use on all platforms.
I've played for a bit on survival. The sleep on save definitely takes a bit of getting used to, especially for a Bethesda game where I'm normally quick saving constantly. My days have generally been spent as short, planned excursions instead of just careless frolicking in the wasteland.
While mods in general are working again, many of the ones dealing with interface are broken and not likely to be fixed until the patch is out of beta. I've been waffling on whether to just keep going or wait until they're ready.
LeeEsq: Solving climate change is going to be an immense task that requires lots of people with wildly different interests working in climate.
I think the only realistic way of accomplishing that is to change the system so it becomes in everyone's immediate financial interest. Like phasing out income tax and phasing in a carbon tax (and tariffs). Even if your household saw no net increase in taxes, you'd still have a pretty big incentive to reducing your carbon footprint. It would be in your face on a daily basis and people would naturally gravitate towards saving money, even if they aren't actually paying any more in taxes than they were before, and even if they don't believe in AGW to being with.
It doesn't necessarily have to be that action, but I think someone on that scale is what's needed. But, of course, trying to get anything like that passed is pretty much impossible with the current political reality.
Instead we use a federally assigned 9 digit number. Why is a de facto national ID superior to an official ID? What are we being protected from? The NSA being able to scoop up our metadata? FBI getting your library records?Police tracking your location?
The "papers, please" kneejerk to the idea of a national ID seems to ignore the reality of the world we currently live in.
Rather than let the GOP keep altering voting requirements on a state by state basis, I think it's well past time for federal standards for voting. Article 1 Section 4, by my layman's reading, would seem to give Congress the explicit power to do this.
They want mandatory voter IDs? Fine, let's go all out and get national IDs.
I've listened to quite a bit of talk radio, especially from back when I had a hellacious commute, and Mark Levin remains, by far, the most unpleasant radio personality I have spent any time listening to.
That's my big concern about Sanders winning the nomination. Unless the GOP has an ace up their sleeve, they would only be able to rehash the same attacks on Clinton that they've been using for years already. For Bernie, there's a host of untapped material. A "honeymoon" in the Soviet Union, praising Castro and the Sandinistas, favoring raising taxes on everybody, etc., etc. Yes, he may be able to provide adequate context and alleviate concerns. Or maybe some of the mud sticks.
The contest between Hillary and Bernie has largely been free of personal attacks and smears. I don't expect the general election will be that way, and I don't think it will be without impact.
I'd first like to see term limits for the Supreme Court. 18 years seems like a good number and makes the math easy. With 9 Justices, a new appointment would be made every 2 years. The Chief Justice would be the most senior, so all would have a chance during their final 2 years. Any unexpected vacancies should be temporary, either for the remainder of the former Justice's term or possibly only until the sitting President leaves office.
Perhaps, then, we should consider raising the age requirements for those other activities. We know now the brain doesn't fully develop until the 20s. It's arbitrary to use the 18th birthday as the demarcation point between childhood and adulthood.
Furthermore, with smoking, there's also the problem of social circles. Many people turn 18 while still in high school. At some point, most high schoolers will know or be friends with someone who can buy cigarettes for them.
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On “Morning Ed: USA! {2016.07.04.M}”
Well, the scandal is a bit of a Rorschach test.
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Maybe it depends on your office culture, but we used burn bags for damn near everything, on a daily basis. The shredder was used infrequently.
On “Morning Ed: Society {2016.06.20.M}”
Dr. Aaron Carroll has a recent video about the moving study.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBNmzFMUv1I
On “Saturday!”
From what I understand, some of the effects, such as volumetric lighting, are difficult to do with mods. In other areas, I expect mods have already greatly surpassed what Bethesda will deliver with the new version.
This seems mostly geared towards the hardware of current gen consoles and to introduce modding on consoles like they did with FO4. That's probably why it'll be free to current PC owners, they'll need them to make and upload mods to bethesda.net.
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Bethesda is releasing a remastered version of Skyrim later this year. If you're on PC and have the Legendary edition or all the DLC on Steam, you're suppose to get it for no additional charge.
On “Linky Friday #169: Psychedelic Pork”
But since we don't immediately know the intent or degree of negligence, shouldn't we default to a neutral term? If two cars crash, I can say definitively that they crashed. I can assume it was an accident, but I don't know that, and quite possibly can't ever really know.
On “Weekend!”
That thought definitely crossed my mind last time I moved. I'd rather just buy all new stuff than have to deal with moving it all.
Perpetually on my todo list is getting rid of almost all of the stuff I still have in boxes.
On “Saturday!”
I think I may start a playthrough on the "Death March" difficulty when Blood and Wine comes out. I previously completed the game on the 2nd hardest setting.
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One of the biggest pains for me with the new survival is trying to manage moving non-junk (and thus not impacted by supply lines) items between settlements. I recently read a tip about using settlers as packrats and assigning them to new settlements and letting them haul the stuff around. It's even more useful if you have the Automatron DLC.
I haven't done Corvega yet. I've been avoiding it and hitting surrounding areas until I get the nerve. I find that the sleep requirement fits in well with Night Person, at least for high int builds.
I've shelved FO4 for the moment, though. In part because I'm waiting for Far Harbor, but mainly because Stellaris is now out.
On “Morning Ed: Society {2016.04.27.W}”
Actually, black holes don't suck...
On “Saturday!”
I can't imagine I'm going to be too keen on rushing to the defense of a settlement that's all the way on the other side of the map without being able to fast travel.
Having time pass when saving is definitely annoying, especially with the consumption of resources and the chance to contract an illness.
On the plus side, they did release the creation kit today. Supposedly, modders will be able to upload their mods to bethesda.net for (eventual) use on all platforms.
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I've played for a bit on survival. The sleep on save definitely takes a bit of getting used to, especially for a Bethesda game where I'm normally quick saving constantly. My days have generally been spent as short, planned excursions instead of just careless frolicking in the wasteland.
While mods in general are working again, many of the ones dealing with interface are broken and not likely to be fixed until the patch is out of beta. I've been waffling on whether to just keep going or wait until they're ready.
On “In Search of Anthropocene Ethics”
I think the only realistic way of accomplishing that is to change the system so it becomes in everyone's immediate financial interest. Like phasing out income tax and phasing in a carbon tax (and tariffs). Even if your household saw no net increase in taxes, you'd still have a pretty big incentive to reducing your carbon footprint. It would be in your face on a daily basis and people would naturally gravitate towards saving money, even if they aren't actually paying any more in taxes than they were before, and even if they don't believe in AGW to being with.
It doesn't necessarily have to be that action, but I think someone on that scale is what's needed. But, of course, trying to get anything like that passed is pretty much impossible with the current political reality.
On “It Ain’t Theft If It’s Legal”
Instead we use a federally assigned 9 digit number. Why is a de facto national ID superior to an official ID? What are we being protected from? The NSA being able to scoop up our metadata? FBI getting your library records? Police tracking your location?
The "papers, please" kneejerk to the idea of a national ID seems to ignore the reality of the world we currently live in.
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Rather than let the GOP keep altering voting requirements on a state by state basis, I think it's well past time for federal standards for voting. Article 1 Section 4, by my layman's reading, would seem to give Congress the explicit power to do this.
They want mandatory voter IDs? Fine, let's go all out and get national IDs.
On “Morning Ed: Politics {2016.04.05.T}”
"Virtual unknown tweets opinion that has literally dozens of retweets. News at 11."
On “Morning Ed: Europe {2016.03.31.Th}”
I did not say he wasn't justified, just that he initiated contact.
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Then he was the first to use physical violence as he initiated contact (from what we see in the video) and grabbed her arm.
On “Morning Ed: Politics {2016.03.28.M}”
First time I heard Wilkow I would have sworn it was actually Hannity.
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I've listened to quite a bit of talk radio, especially from back when I had a hellacious commute, and Mark Levin remains, by far, the most unpleasant radio personality I have spent any time listening to.
On “Freddie: C’mon, Guys.”
War. War never changes.
On “A Note on Semi-Super Saturday/Sunday”
That's my big concern about Sanders winning the nomination. Unless the GOP has an ace up their sleeve, they would only be able to rehash the same attacks on Clinton that they've been using for years already. For Bernie, there's a host of untapped material. A "honeymoon" in the Soviet Union, praising Castro and the Sandinistas, favoring raising taxes on everybody, etc., etc. Yes, he may be able to provide adequate context and alleviate concerns. Or maybe some of the mud sticks.
The contest between Hillary and Bernie has largely been free of personal attacks and smears. I don't expect the general election will be that way, and I don't think it will be without impact.
On “Teachers of the Left and Right Should Support Common Core”
Americans are generally bad at math and hate it, but they'll be damned if their kids don't follow in their footsteps.
On “Morning Ed: Politics {2016.03.08.T}”
I'd first like to see term limits for the Supreme Court. 18 years seems like a good number and makes the math easy. With 9 Justices, a new appointment would be made every 2 years. The Chief Justice would be the most senior, so all would have a chance during their final 2 years. Any unexpected vacancies should be temporary, either for the remainder of the former Justice's term or possibly only until the sitting President leaves office.
On “Russell Saunders: Raising the Smoking Age to 21 Saves Lives – The Daily Beast”
Perhaps, then, we should consider raising the age requirements for those other activities. We know now the brain doesn't fully develop until the 20s. It's arbitrary to use the 18th birthday as the demarcation point between childhood and adulthood.
Furthermore, with smoking, there's also the problem of social circles. Many people turn 18 while still in high school. At some point, most high schoolers will know or be friends with someone who can buy cigarettes for them.
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